UK Solar Physics Newsletter Lyndsay Fletcher & Duncan Mackay, Editors January 15th 2010 o News, Views and Gossip o Congratulations to UKSPers at the RAS awards o Two New RHESSI Science Nuggets o AGP Panel Member Nominations o RAS Thesis Prizes o RAS 2010 Council Elections o UKSP Nominations for RAS Elections. o UKSP Council call for nominations for RAS elections o STFC/BNSC call for nominations for the position of Chair of the Space Science Advisory Committee and ESA Science Programme Committee Advisor. o SPD Solarnews Items of Interest - http://solarnews.nso.edu/2010/20100101.txt o REU Site Program in Solar and Space Physics: Now Accepting Applications o Meetings, Conferences and Workshops o STEREO SWG, March 22-26, 2010 Second Announcement o RAS NAM 2010 - 12-16 April 2010, University of Glasgow. Incorporating UKSP and MIST o REMINDER: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS TO RAS SPECIALIST DISCUSSION MEETING Friday 12 March 2010 o Workshop: flux emergence in the Hinode era o LAST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS TO "Magnetic topology and energetic particles in the solar system" (EGU 2010 Session ST1.4) o SPD Solarnews Items of Interest - http://solarnews.nso.edu/2010/20100101.txt o 2010 SORCE Science Meeting -- Call for Abstracts o Employment Opportunities o UCLan funded Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Solar Physics) o Research Assistant Position - University of St Andrews o SPD Solarnews Items of Interest - http://solarnews.nso.edu/2010/20100101.txt o Postdoctoral Positions in Solar Physics, NWRA/CoRA Division Dear Colleague, Here are a few items which have come to our attention since the last Newsletter. You can find this newsletter also at the UKSP website: http://www.uksolphys.org Lyndsay (lyndsay@astro.gla.ac.uk) Duncan (duncan@mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk) ********************************************************************* * * * News, Views and Gossip * * * ********************************************************************* From: Editors Congratulations to the following members of the UK Solar Physics community for their achievements, which have been recognised in the RAS 2010 awards. Gold Medal for Astronomy - Professor Douglas Gough Chapman medal - Professor Bernie Roberts Fowler Prize for Geophysics - Dr. Ineke de Moortel Group Achievement Award for Geophysics - CHIANTI consortium Very well done to everyone! The Editors ***************************** From: Hugh Hudson - hhudson@ssl.berkeley.edu This is to announce a new RHESSI Science Nugget, "Cycle 24 has begun," by Hugh Hudson. Activity has increased sufficiently to state that we have left the doldrums at last. Please see this Nugget at http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~tohban/wiki/index.php/Cycle_24_has_begun. Older Nuggets are available at http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~tohban/wiki/index.php/RHESSI_Science_Nuggets (new series), and http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~tohban/nuggets/ (first series). We publish these at roughly two-week intervals and welcome contributions, which should be at least loosely related to RHESSI science. Steven Christe Hugh Hudson ******** http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~tohban/wiki/index.php/Relative_and_(maybe)_Absolute_ RHESSI_Detector_Efficiency:_2002-2008 This is to announce a new RHESSI Science Nugget, "Relative and (maybe) Absolute RHESSI Detector Efficiency: 2002-2008", by Jim McTiernan. The thousands of flares observed by RHESSI are used to intercalibrate its nine detectors, and we also use the standard GOES soft X-ray data as an external reference Please see http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~tohban/wiki/index.php/Relative_and_(maybe)_Absolute_ RHESSI_Detector_Efficiency:_2002-2008 We publish these at roughly two-week intervals and welcome contributions. Steven Christe Hugh Hudson ************************************ From: Lyndsay Fletcher lyndsay@astro.gla.ac.uk Call for nominations to STFC's Astronomy Grants Panel. STFC is seeking nominations of outstanding individuals to appoint to the Astronomy Grants Panel (AGP). The AGP is responsible for assessing and making recommendations to the STFC Executive on research grant applications covering scientific exploitation of facilities and projects, ?blue skies? technology research, theory, modelling, data handling and HPC. Vacancies have arisen due to normal rotation of membership. The appointment will be from the 1 April 2010 for a period of up to three years. Nominations are sought from members of the UK research community. In particular we would welcome nominations from those with a strong background in the following areas astronomy observation, theory, solar, planetary studies or relevant instrumentation, technology and data management. STFC will seek the best members possible for its advisory bodies but also seeks to ensure that membership reflects the diversity within the relevant research communities and encourages equality with regard to gender, race and disability. If you wish to nominate yourself or a colleague Nominations should be a maximum of 1 page in length and should set out the nominee?s area(s) of science expertise and current activity, career track record and committee/policy experience. Please ensure that the nominee is aware of and agrees to nomination. Please send your nomination(s) to Kim.Burchell@stfc.ac.uk by Monday 15 February 2010 at the latest For any additional information on the nomination process please see: http://www.stfc.ac.uk/SciProg/Plan/Plandocs/NomsProcessWeb3htm.aspx ************************************* From: Lyndsay Fletcher - lyndsay@astro.gla.ac.uk RAS THESIS PRIZES The RAS awards 2 prizes annually: the Michael Penston and Keith Runcorn Prizes respectively for the best doctoral theses in astronomy/astrophysics and solar-system sciences/geophysics. Each prize, of ?1000, is sponsored by Wiley-Blackwell and is administered by the RAS Higher Education Committee. Where appropriate, runners up are also recognized. For more information see: Michael Penston Prize: http://www.ras.org.uk/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=35 Keith Runcorn Prize: http://www.ras.org.uk/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=36 The award is open to students of all nationalities registered at Universities in the United Kingdom and is not restricted to Fellows of the RAS. The winner of the prize, normally, will be invited to give a short presentation on their thesis to an Ordinary Meeting of the Society. Nominations for this year's award are now invited and must be received by the Executive Secretary by 31st January 2010. ************************************* From: Ronald Wiltshire RAS 2010 Council Elections Dear Colleagues First of all - Happy New Year! This is a reminder to support your Society by nominating someone (or being nominated yourself) for a position on the RAS Council. The following 7 Council positions will fall vacant as current members complete their terms of office on 2010 May 14 (the AGM): President Vice-President A Vice-President G Councillor(x2 positions) either A or G Councillor A Councillor G Council meets 6 times a year between October and July (usually on the second Friday of the month). Minutes of meetings, which typically last 4 hours, are posted on the RAS web site. Essential travel and subsistence costs are reimbursed. New members of Council are invited to an induction meeting. Ordinary members of Council are elected for a term of 3 years; the President and Vice-Presidents for 2 years. Please send your nominations (using the form which is at http://tinyurl.com/yalkucs ) to the Executive Secretary, David Elliott, to arrive not later than noon on 2010 February 5. PS In addtion you may wish to make suggestions for the position of President (only). While nominations require 2 proposers and the written consent of the nominee, the names of potential presidential candidates, without necessarily seeking their consent, may be suggested by any fellow. While such suggestions will not have any formal status they will be taken into account by Council in identifying presidential candidates. Suggestions, which may be made by post or email (to de@ras.org.uk), should reach the Executive Secretary no later than noon on 2010 January 15 ************************************ From: UKSP Council The UKSP council strongly recommends that members of the community consider standing for the RAS Council. This is extremely important inorder that the UKSP community continues to be represented within the RAS. The deadline for nominations to be received is 5 February 2010 and the nomination form can be downloaded at, http://www.ras.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1689&Itemid=1 UKSP Council ************************************ From: Gemma Hall STFC/BNSC call for nominations for the position of Chair of the Space Science Advisory Committee and ESA Science Programme Committee Advisor. Closing date 8th February 2010 The position of the Chair of the Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC) and ESA Science Programme Committee (SPC) Advisor will become vacant on 1st April 2010. STFC and the BNSC are seeking applications from members of the UK astronomy space programme for this appointment. Position Specification The successful candidate will: 1. Chair the Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC) meetings. SSAC is one of the BNSC programme advisory Boards. 2. Represent SSAC interests at other cross-community advisory committees of BNSC. In particular, provide advice on space science issues to the BNSC European Union Advisory Board (EUAB) and attend when necessary. Attendance may also be requested at ad hoc STFC or BNSC meetings. 3. As Chair of the SSAC the post holder will be expected to assist the Committee in complying with its Terms of Reference, which are as follows: 1. The Committee will meet at least three times a year i.e. before each ESA Science Programme Committee meeting and will: 1.1 brief the UK delegates on the ESA Science Programme Committee and subsidiary committees, taking due regard of the policies set by BIS and STFC; 1.2 provide advice the Director General BNSC, and STFC?s PPAN on national and international aspects of space science policy, strategy and programme requirements as requested. 1.3 identify significant near, medium and long term opportunities to develop and exploit the UK?s technology base for space science and secure the collaboration between government, industry and academia needed to capitalise on these opportunities for the UK. 4. Attendance at the ESA Science Programme Committee (SPC) meetings as a UK advisor with strong scientific standing. The SPC usually meets three times per annum, but may call extraordinary and ad hoc meetings as required. The UK delegates present the STFC/BNSC view on ESA programmatic issues in line with the briefing material. 5. Remuneration will be in accordance with http://www.stfc.ac.uk/About/Struc/Council/honallowances.aspx 6. The appointment will be for three years from 1st April 2010. Selection procedure The selection will be made in accordance with the criteria set out at http://www.stfc.ac.uk/SciProg/Plan/Plandocs/NomsProcessWeb3htm.aspx Interviews are taking place in order to complete the selection procedure. SSAC Chair/SPC Delegate Person Specification Required strengths: ? The ability to take a broad overview and to summarise a consensus of opinions ? Familiarity with the space science programme in Europe and internationally ? Awareness of issues within the European space programme ? Good standing within the space science community and the ability to represent it ? The ability to employ diplomacy as required STFC will seek the best members possible for its advisory bodies but also seeks to ensure that membership reflects the diversity within the relevant research communities and encourages equality with regard to gender, race and disability. Applications should be a maximum of 2 pages in length and should include the following: ? the applicants area(s) of science expertise and current activity, ? appropriate qualities including academic/industrial background knowledge of the subject area and the SSAC, ? experience of serving on committees, particularly those related to the Research Councils, ? justification of applicant?s suitability for the position ? any possible conflicts of interest Applications should include contact details together with details of current position and seniority. Interviews will take place with Professor Keith Mason and Dr Chris Castelli on 3rd March 2010. Please send your application to chris.castelli@stfc.ac.uk and rosemary.young@stfc.ac.uk by Monday 8th February 2010 at the latest. For further information please contact Dr Chris Castelli chris.castelli@stfc.ac.uk Tel: 01793 442191 ********************************************************************* * * * Conferences, Workshops, Meetings * * * ********************************************************************* From: James McAteer - james.mcateer@tcd.ie STEREO SWG, March 22-26, 2010 Second Announcement grian.phy.tcd.ie/stereo The solar research group at Trinity College Dublin is glad to invite the solar community to the 21st STEREO Science Working Group (SWG) to be held in Dublin, Ireland. This will be part of a series of STEREO meetings during the week of March 22-26, 2010. As part of this week of STEREO science we will also be hosting individual meetings for each instrument onboard STEREO. We strongly encourage the solar and heliospheric community to attend and present their science results.We also encourage a strong degree of participation by PhD students and young scientists to present their STEREO related results as oral presentations. As part of the meeting we intend to hold a tutorial session on STEREO data analysis software. This is a great opportunity to pose questions on STEREO data, discuss your projects and needs with the STEREO team, and help strengthen the mission as the spacecraft separate from Earth and we look forward to a new solar cycle The website contains information on travel, local hotels and transport, and meeting details and will be updated regularly. There may be a small conference fee payable on arrival to cover some expenses. This will kept as low as possible so as to encourage maximum attendance. Registration is now open via the website and the local organising committee greatly appreciate early registration. grian.phy.tcd.ie/~stereo James McAteer (chair) on behalf of SOC ********************************************* From: Lyndsay Fletcher RAS NAM 2010 - 12-16 April 2010, University of Glasgow. Incorporating UKSP and MIST http://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/nam2010 First Announcement. The RAS National Astronomy Meeting 2010, incorporating the Magnetospheric Ionospheric and Solar Terrestrial (MIST) and UK Solar Physics (UKSP) meetings, will be held at the University of Glasgow from 12th to 16th April. This meeting marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Chair of Astronomy in Glasgow, and is the latest in the series of annual UK national astronomy meetings. Registration: Registration will open early in the New Year (1st February 2010 anticipated) with an early bird/abstract submission deadline one month after opening. More information will be circulated in late January 2010. Location: The meeting will be held on the main campus of the University of Glasgow, in the ?Gilbert Scott? building, which is the dramatic neo-gothic building that dominates the skyline of the West End of Glasgow. The campus is linked by bus and subway to the city centre and to the two main train stations in Glasgow, Central (on the West Coast Main line), and Queen Street (with ready access to Edinburgh and the East Coast Main line), and to the city centre. Transport links from the city centre to Glasgow Airport and Prestwick Airport are fast and frequent. Direct flights, including budget flights, are available from many major cities (London, Birmingham, Manchester, Southampton, Belfast). Programme: The opening session will take place after 13.00 on Monday 12th April and scientific sessions finish by lunchtime on Friday 16th April. A schools' and outreach day on Friday 16th April will extend into the afternoon. There will be a total of 14 plenary talks covering a broad range of topical subjects in astronomy and space physics, highlighting recent results and forthcoming instruments and missions. There will be 35 parallel science sessions at NAM2010 with 5 sessions running concurrently. A wide range of themes will be explored - from planetary systems and stellar astrophysics to galaxy formation and cosmology. Sessions will highlight early results from the very latest telescopes, such as Herschel and VISTA, as well as exploring the science and technology drivers for future missions and facilities, such as SCUBA-2, Advanced LIGO, ELT and SKA. The UKSP and MIST topical sessions include: multi-point measurements in space; Sun and heliosphere; energetic particles; solar magneto-seismology; active region flows and heating, and will feature results from both new and long-serving missions, including Hinode, STEREO, CLUSTER and RHESSI. There will be a number of joint and interdisciplinary sessions on themes exploring the roles of plasma physics and magnetic fields throughout the Universe. In addition to the parallel sessions there will be two dedicated 90 minute sessions for poster viewing and discussion. Accommodation: Accommodation will be in local hotels and bed & breakfasts, where we have secured preferential rates, with cheaper hostel accommodation available in the city centre, only a short ride by Subway. Further details of the available accommodation will follow in the Second Announcement. Social and Public Events: The main social event of the meeting, the conference dinner and ceilidh will take place on Wednesday 14th April, in the spectacular surroundings of the Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery. On the evening of Monday 12th April there will be a Civic welcome reception hosted by the City of Glasgow, in the Glasgow City Chambers on George Square in Glasgow?s City Centre. The NAM 5-a-side cup football tournament will take place on Tuesday 13th April in the nearby Kelvin Hall Sports Arena. The public programme will include three evening talks, as well as a schools' day on Friday 16th April. We look forward to seeing you in Glasgow! On behalf of the LOC and SOC Lyndsay Fletcher (LOC Chair) lyndsay@astro.gla.ac.uk Martin Hendry (SOC Chair) martin@astro.gla.ac.uk http://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/nam2010 ************************************** From:Erwin Verwichte Erwin.Verwichte@warwick.ac.uk REMINDER: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS TO RAS SPECIALIST DISCUSSION MEETING Friday 12 March 2010 http://go.warwick.ac.uk/ras2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR ABSTRACTS TO "Waves and Turbulence in Solar-Terrestrial Plasmas" Royal Astronomical Society Specialist Discussion Meeting RAS Lecture Theatre, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London Friday 12 March 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wave and turbulent phenomena are fundamental physical processes that have been shown through remote and in-situ observations to occur ubiquitously in all types of solar-terrestrial plasmas, ranging from the Sun, solar wind, magnetosphere to the ionosphere. They are intricately connected with coronal dynamics and heating, solar wind acceleration and interaction with the Earth's magnetosphere and upper atmosphere. The aim of this meeting is to bring together researchers from the different disciplines to compare theoretical and observational results on waves and turbulence, including shocks. The meeting will provide a forum to share seismological or spectral analysis techniques, and to address interdisciplinary questions such as the solar origin of turbulence in the solar wind and the solar wind drivers of magnetospheric pulsations and ionospheric turbulence. Presentations on applications from planetary and astrophysical research areas are also welcome. Confirmed invited speakers: Steven Cranmer (USA) Roberto Bruno (Italy) Tim Yeoman (UK) Contributions for oral and poster presentations are solicited. Abstract submission deadlines: February 8, 2010 (oral) or February 22, 2010 (poster) Conveners: Erwin Verwichte (erwin.verwichte@warwick.ac.uk) Claire Foullon (claire.foullon@warwick.ac.uk) Bogdan Hnat (b.hnat@warwick.ac.uk) University of Warwick, UK For abstract submission, registration, and more information, see the meeting website: http://go.warwick.ac.uk/ras2010 *********************************** From: Lucie Green - lmg@mssl.ucl.ac.uk Workshop: flux emergence in the Hinode era http://msslxr.mssl.ucl.ac.uk:8080/SolarB/fluxworkshop/ Registration now open via website or e-mail to Lucie Green (lmg@mssl.ucl.ac.uk) To exploit the continued success of the Hinode mission we are holding a workshop to address the physics of magnetic flux emergence into the solar atmosphere. The broad aim of this workshop will be to combine recent theoretical advances with the latest space and ground based observations, in particular the high spatial resolution data taken with the Hinode spacecraft. The workshop will include discussions on the process of flux emergence as well the associated chromospheric and coronal responses. To focus the discussions, it is essential that participants conduct some prior analysis related to a specially selected flux emergence observation. It is intended that the participants are involved in the definition of science questions to be addressed prior to the workshop. The theoretical and observational analysis will continue in break out sessions during the workshop. We welcome suggestions for specific science topics and data sets from the participants. Through bringing together theory, simulations and observations of flux emergence it is hoped that we will move toward a more complete understanding of the flux emergence process. The workshop will be held from 22 to 26 March 2010 at UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory, near Dorking in Surrey. Due to the workshop style format, we can accommodate up to 20 participants. We welcome interest from PhD students. There is a small registration fee of -120 per person to cover daily lunch and refreshments, and a workshop dinner. Registration closes on 31 January 2010. ************************************** From: Claire Foullon - claire.foullon@warwick.ac.uk LAST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS TO "Magnetic topology and energetic particles in the solar system" (EGU 2010 Session ST1.4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS TO "Magnetic topology and energetic particles in the solar system" EGU 2010 Session ST1.4, 02-07 May 2010, Vienna, Austria. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This session is a forum with special emphasis on energetic particles arising in the slow and fast solar wind, co-rotating interactions regions, interplanetary or planetary shocks and foreshock regions, and from magnetic reconnection events such as solar flares. Remote or in-situ observations of the particle populations in the solar system are continuously ongoing owing to several dedicated spacecraft missions (from new generations of spacecraft like STEREO and THEMIS and earlier ones like ACE, SOHO, WIND, Cluster, RHESSI, etc.). Their measurements, the associated data analysis, as well as theoretical considerations provide crucial information for understanding the sources of the particle populations, their acceleration and propagation/transport processes. Magnetic topology plays an important role through parallel and perpendicular shock geometries, the trapping of the energetic particles and re-acceleration from long-lived acceleration sites. This session invites contributions on a wide range of theoretical, modeling and observational topics. The signatures of the various forms of plasma interactions, the effects of dynamically evolving magnetic field configurations such as resonant magnetic field lines or expanding flux ropes, or using the particles to probe the magnetic topology of the structures they originate from are highly relevant. Confirmed solicited speakers: -Lyndsay Fletcher, University of Glasgow, UK -Sam Krucker, University of California, Berkeley, USA -Vladimir Krasnosselskikh, LPCE/CNRS, Orleans, France -One other, TBA Contributions for oral and poster presentations are now solicited. Important deadlines: Abstract submission: January 18, 2010 Pre-registration: March 31, 2010 Conveners: Claire Foullon, University of Warwick, UK (claire.foullon@warwick.ac.uk) Harald Kucharek, University fo New Hampshire, USA (harald.kucharek@unh.edu) Olga Malandraki, National Observatory of Athens, Greece (omaland@astro.noa.gr) For abstract submission to the session and more information, see the meeting website: *********************************************************************** * * * Positions Vacant * * * *********************************************************************** From: rwwalsh@uclan.ac.uk UCLan funded Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Solar Physics) - two year limited term position Jeremiah Horrocks Institute, School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK Salary - up to ?27,999 Applications are invited for a two-year UCLan-funded Postdoctoral Research Assistant post to undertake research in Solar Physics with Dr Robert Walsh. The project involves collaborative and individual research in the area of Solar Physics with particular emphasis on coronal physics. The position will involve analysing appropriate datasets from SDO with complementary observations from SOHO, Hinode and STEREO satellite missions as well as providing support in the running and maintenance of the UCLan NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) Datahub Project in collaboration with the other solar group members and datahub manager. Candidates should have at least three years' experience in Solar Physics (at PhD level of above), and should hold a BSc and a PhD (awarded or imminent) in an appropriate subject. Experience in analysing ulti-instrument, multi-wavelength solar observing campaigns and in related software (IDL, Solarsoft) is essential. Also a familiarity with databases would be an advantage but not essential. An application form and further details are available at www.uclan.ac.uk/jobs Alternatively, for an application package phone Human Resources (Personnel) during office hours on +44 (0)1772 892324, or fax on +44 (0)1772 892933. Quote the reference number 403A-27-11. It is requested that the completed application form, together with a full curriculum vitae and bibliography along with references from two referees arrive by the initial closing date of 29th January 2010. References should be emailed or sent directly to Dr. Robert Walsh - rwwalsh@uclan.ac.uk ; phone +44 (0)1772 894282; fax +44 (0)1772 894988. Application form, CV and bibliography should be sent to Human Resources ? humanresources@uclan.ac.uk or postal address as below: University of Central Lancashire Human Resources Fylde Building Preston Lancashire, UK PR1 2HE For general information on the University and the School visit www.uclan.ac.uk and www.star.uclan.ac.uk . For further information and informal enquires, please contact Dr Walsh. It is planned that interviews will be held during February 2010 although this will be confirmed with the interviewees. Commencing date for the post is negotiable but the successful candidate should be willing to start as soon as possible. The School is located on the University's main campus, on a pleasant site near the centre of Preston, England?s newest city. Immediately outside the town is the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; whilst the Lake District, Peak District and the Yorkshire Dales are each only an hour away. Preston has excellent communications by rail and motorway with the rest of the country; London, Edinburgh and Glasgow are all less than three hours away by direct train. Preston has excellent parks and green spaces for outdoor activities, a plethora of pubs and clubs and a vibrant city centre only a few minutes walk from the University. There are abundant cultural events, both in Preston itself, and in nearby Manchester. The Jeremiah Horrock Institute astrophysics? research areas include: solar physics, solar-terrestrial physics, stellar and galactic astrophysics, extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology. Reference number: 403A-27-11 Closing date: 29th January 2010 ******************************************** From: Thomas Neukirch thomas@mcs.st-and.ac.uk Research Assistant Position http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/employment/Code,46009,en.html Research Assistant (SK109/10) Closing date: 04 February 2010 ?24,152 per annum The Solar and Magnetospheric Theory Group has an opening for a Research Assistant to work on the project "Equilibrium and Dynamics of Collisionless Current Sheets". The project is led by Dr T Neukirch and funded by the Leverhulme Trust. You will use mainly established analytical and numerical methods. Experience with running and analysing large-scale numerical simulations on parallel computers is highly desirable. You should have recently completed or expect to obtain shortly a PhD in theoretical plasma physics or a closely related subject. This post is fixed term for a period of 3 years and is available from 1 March 2010, or as soon as possible thereafter. Informal enquiries to Dr Thomas Neukirch, Tel: 01334 463713 or email: thomas@mcs.st-and.ac.uk The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland (No SC013532) -- Dr Duncan H Mackay Mathematical Institute, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SS, Scotland. Tel 01334 463760 Fax 01334 463748 The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland : No SC013532 _______________________________________________ uksp mailing list uksp@physics.gla.ac.uk http://www.physics.gla.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/uksp